Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-23

snsfieiens 10 esRross the atieutirn Of
Isord EaIisbaFy fer sons tine 10 esne.
and thst he Eaelish people VIA nos
asoept The coereion biH meFeiy ~ .
Temporary evil. vii ssoB sseoil - 10
haEsh measures. and, e. The FOREIGN AZ
fairs Of ths sBVirs become more s8d
more disaFranged, viii BE- wtlhnz t0eon-
ssds almsst anyshing - ireland IN or
der 10 ssoass sash do1estie tranquility
- viii snshla thsm 10 pressnt : united
ffurf 10 for1ign ensmiss.
The foreign saaiEs ef Great Britain
are nov In even wsrss snari than
tasy we're IL when AE. GladstoDs veni
out Of ofiios I've years SEQ. GlAdstona
was accused Of cSwAEdiee and pusiilan
unity 10 bic eondnss Of foreign aaatrs
bus be 81 Isast threatened and bullisd
Russia Oh the occasion Of every ffesh
Russian advance into Afghanistan- Al
one time he made saoh formidable pre-
parstious for war e. 10 oonviacs Bus
sla a. veil a. shs rest Of the world that
be vas ready 70 battle for The possession
Of India. Salisbury, however, haI
shoun utter indifference to tbe kussiar
advances upon HsFat. One position
after another has been seized from AZ
ehanistan, and Great Britain has mol
even iniimated that she vas aware Of
the course Of events. The AmeeE Is Be-
set By dangers on every hand, bat nc
help has been extended 10 him from
Irdia. The semi-savage tribes on the
Russo Afghan frontier have been stirred
up BY Russia 10 make war on the AmeeF,
and Dhulsep Singh, the arch enemy Of
Eagland, Is In India melting the Sikh
10 revolt. Affairs In India are really In
a critical condition and II is only be.
Gauss the Irish question IL paramount
10 the public mind that the British peo-
pie are not wrought up TO q white beat
over the danger which bessts British
interests Ia she east.
France also has assumed an arrogant
tone. She Is pressing for a renewal Of
the Anglo French control Of Egypt
and is pressing In 3 manner which she
would not dare 10 assume did she moi
realize that Ireland engrosses the stten'
ton Of the English people and that The
British government Is In no condition
to take sfffont at any insult that MAJ
be offered. France virtually calls or
Great Britain 10 surrender all for which
she sacrificed Gordon, Stewart, Earle
Burnaby and the flower Of her ARM
and 20 restore The conditions which pre-
vailed 10 EQypt prior 20 abe lombard
nsnt Of Alexandria Salisbury answers
this demand in a vaoillating and half
hearted way, and IL France insists upoI
her hard terms, will eventually be com
pelled 10 yield.
Gladstone relics apon this pressur'
from without 10 compel the EnRlisl
people 10 conoede the demands o
Ireland. He awaits an opportunity &
aFraign the foreign policy Of the gov
ment and to arouse popular feeling in
way thai be has so often seen II arouse'
In the past. He will point to the error
and failures Of the government. Ii
will appeal to the pride Of the EpRlisl
people. and will boldly assert that Eng
land 10 offered the alternative Of con
csdiDg Justice TO Ireland or becoming
second rate power. He will offer, 10 be
half of the Liberal party, a Yigorou
foreign policy With home rule IS a mea
sure Of sxpedienoy. He hopes thus {
reconcile those who would otheEwis
oppose him in order to be consistent
Many who would oppose home rale as
matter Of principle, would accept II q
measure Of eIpedienoy. Gladston
will present this view with oil bis maj
vellous skill when the time for doing 9
shall arrive, aud be expects to achieve
great triumph.
From this point Of view the passaR
OF the coercion bill il about the bes
thing that could happen TO Ireland
Force Of circumstances may drive th
people OF England where AFeumer
fAiled 20 convince them,